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Mac Team Fortress 2 w/Training Mode available now (50% off/free trial weekend)
As promised yesterday:

"Team Fortress 2 For Mac Available Now Via Steam
Team Fortress 2 (TF2), the game PC Gamer magazine's editors have called the most fun game ever made, is now available for the Mac via Steam, a leading online platform for games with over 25 million accounts worldwide.

Like all the titles Valve has brought to the Mac platform, TF2 features Steam Play allowing gamers to make one purchase to play the game on both the PC and Mac. In addition, TF2 supports cross platform play -- so Mac gamers can play against/with PC gamers.

Those who purchase TF2 for the Mac will receive a free set of "earbuds" for their favorite player character. Purchase the game this weekend can save 50% off ($9.99). Or, try the game now via the Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend happening now on Steam.

In addition to all the TF2-Mac goodness, a new single player Training Mode has been rolled out for both PC and Mac. Don't have Steam? Get it here."

Later Thursday night they also released a TF2 update.

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Apple extends GPU warranty on flawed Nvidia 8600Ms again (now 4 years)
For a 2nd time today the Apple doc on MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues has a June 10th, 2010 revised date with 4 years GPU warranty extension from date of purchase for affected models. (Hopefully it will stay that way and not revert back to an earlier revision w/3 year extension.)
Originally the GPU warranty extension was 2 years when the doc was first posted in Oct. 2008, then revised in spring 2009 to 3 years and now increased to 4 years. (IMHO attempting to keep the oldest affected models still covered.)
For some history (since summer 2008) and affected owner reports on repairs - see our page on MacBook Pro Nvidia 8600M GPU failures/repairs. (Have several more reports in the last week to add to that page.)
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